Eco Church

Caring for God’s Earth

Our ‘Eco Church’ group, with interests in the ecology, environment and community of all the Parishes in the Benefice, exists to look at ways of improving the environmental performance of our churches and land in the face of climate crisis.

We have been undertaking surveys of the birds, plants and bugs in the churchyards, which we will use as a baseline to measure change. Then we can help sustain and encourage them so they grow in number and diversity.

In the face of accelerating climate change and species loss, we need more than ever to take action to protect and care for nature today.

We want to see:

A world of stable climate and abundant nature, where oceans, rivers, air and soil are free of human pollution.
Where human society lives in balance with the rest of nature and protects the Earth’s natural systems which sustain all life.
Where all people and communities have access to healthy nature locally.
Where Christians play their full role, in collaboration with others, to protect and enhance the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, and to restore and maintain the health of our planet’s life sustaining systems.
And where, through Churches and Christians adopting a right relationship with the rest of Creation, others are drawn to a closer, life-giving relationship with our Creator God.

Some initial surveys and planning have taken place in Norton St Philip and Hemington churches, but we hope to be able to roll it out to other churches in the Benefice if volunteers come forward to help.

Is that you?

If you would like to volunteer, get involved or find out more, please contact Mark Baines on 07860 799426 mark@mar-com.net